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For newly plastered walls, do you need you need to seal the wall first

Posted by Ronnie , on
For newly plastered walls, do you need you need to seal the wall first before painting?
Gordon Stanton

Gordon Stanton

You certainly do carolyn, the newly plastered walls are very porus, you can simply add water (about 20% ratio to paint) for the first coat then two further undiluted coats. It is very important this is done especially in a bathroom or kitchen

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